Busy Week!

A few days a go I thought I would involve the kids in making Becky Higgin's Banana bread recipe (Yummy! See the recipe portion of her blog - link is on the side of my blog). There's some photos of them "helping" Michael was the only one strong enough to smash the banana's. Luke filled up all my muffin tins and Brynley cheered them on with a mouthful of banana! The muffins turned out yummy - althought I cooked them a little longer than I should have - but they never really did get brown on top .. they were just a little more dry than they should have been. Those mini-muffins cook quicker than I thought they would! Anyway - the chocolate chips we added made them SOOO yummy! The kids just ate them up!

As far as what's been going on this week - Michael and I had our picture in the paper. My face is still chubby from the meds I took last month (Oh ya.. did I ever post that I broke out in hives?? Anyway - the prednisone was awful, but did help with the hives. We probably won't really know what caused it... hopefully it stays away!) Anyway - here's a link to the story and photo. http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=6012 All this studying for the bar is making me crazy! I don't know who has it worse.. Steven who has to study, or me who has to pick up the slack while he's been gone so much! If I don't get some time out AWAY and ALONE soon I think I might just go crazy! But the end really is in sight. The exam is Monday afternoon and all day tuesday - he'll be back home by Tuesday evening. WHEW! Not to mention all the ear infections (Brynley & Luke) and just the normal cold's going around. Brynley's most frequently said words have been "HOLD YOU MOMMY!" and that's exactly all she wants. To "Hold you." That's sweet at times, but when I'm trying to do laundry or cook dinner.. or just anything I need 2 hands for, it's a little difficult with a 23 lb weight on the hip! Oh - and the other added stress for the week was the van. I did drive by today and saw that it was in the shop - rather than in the parking lot, so they must have gotten the new transmission in on friday! I hope it gets done soon!

Speaking of Brynley - I'm sitting here playing with my blog, trying to get my music and pictures all back on when I start smelling something. I turn around (because she's laying on my bed.. supposedly falling asleep...) and she says "LOTION MOMMY, EAT!" Well, not exactly lotion - but she had the vicks vapo-rub that was sitting on my dresser! She had rubbed some on her feet, neck and hands. What a greasy little girl she was! She is definately our "busiest" girl as far as getting into things and causing "mischief" (that's a new word michael learned at school a few weeks ago, and uses WAY too much!).